Melting Ice and Raging Love
Hello Readers I'm back with this story. Doing one chapter, one story at a time and loving it.
Me: Hello ready for the fan fiction
Iceheart: just start it already
Featherpaw: Not without the disclaimer she isn't
Me: Fine, I don't own warriors
//Featherpaw saw Mistyfur with Iceheart and became unknowingly jealous. Foxstar leads Thunder clan to the gathering where Featherpaw meets two River clan apprentices. Last Featherpaw and Mouseflight's friendship remains in tact. //
'Thoughts'
"Speech"
Dreaming
A Moon later…
Nightwing led out Featherpaw for training after a morning patrol. The black warrior could hear her apprentice yawn. "Sorry Featherpaw, I just want to get some training done" she meowed
"Its okay Nightwing, I want to be stronger in case Shadow clan tries to invade our territory again…. I… I don't want to be beaten that bad again" Featherpaw meowed looking determined.
"Okay, then we will to train hard, and then we hunt, and then you can go back to camp for rest." Nightwing instructed. "Brace yourself" she suddenly leaped out at Featherpaw.
Featherpaw quickly moved out the way and quickly Nightwing and Featherpaw got into it. Paws flailing and dust and leaves flying. Featherpaw broke apart and swipes her paws at the older cat's legs.
"Oof" Nightwing fell, caught by surprise and Featherpaw pins her down.
"Ha I –akk" the apprentice was suddenly kicked in the stomach by Nightwing and landed on her side.
"Okay, that was great, now let's go hunt now to feed the clan" Nightwing meowed, having enough.
"Aww, you say that because I'm beating you" Featherpaw said playfully as she walked ahead of her mentor, feeling good about her fighting skills.
"Because if I don't stop we will be too worn out to hunt" Nightwing responded and suddenly dashed after a squirrel. She caught the squirrel just before it climbed a tree.
Iceheart quickly came to Featherpaw's mind, how he swiftly climbed the tree and caught the squirrel. 'I bet no one can catch a squirrel like Iceheart…ugh why am I thinking like this?'
The cold tom himself was out in a hunting patrol, with his apprentice Frostpaw, Mistyfur and Stormpelt.
"Okay Frostpaw, now you see that thrush…I want you to keep your paws light, and creep over" hissed Iceheart.
Frostpaw's heart was pounding; he was determined to be just like his mentor who was an excellent hunter. He got close enough before the bird spotted him and tried flying away. Frostpaw dashed the rest of the distance and jumped high enough to snag the bird's leg with his claws, bringing it back down and kills it quickly. He then turns to the warriors, mainly to Iceheart.
"That was great, most cats can't catch birds like that" Stormpelt meowed
"You were fantastic, good job Iceheart, teaching your first apprentice well" Mistyfur praised the apprentice before turning to Iceheart, her dark eyes gleaming. He suddenly saw Featherpaw's eyes. How he remembered the first time she saw him catch a squirrel, how impressed she looked. He suddenly shook his head, turning his attention back on his apprentice.
"Thanks. And Frostpaw you could have jumped higher, once you miss, the bird sends a signal to other prey that danger is near, you did good but next time jump high enough to snag its wing." He instructed and moved on.
Frostpaw dipped his head, a little let down 'don't worry Iceheart, I'll show you how well I can learn' Frostpaw buried his catch and followed the patrol and caught mouse.
The hunting patrol was coming back to camp; Iceheart placed a rabbit on the fresh-kill pile. He turns to the white apprentice "Come on, we can try some battle training" he meowed flicking his tail as he leaving camp.
Frostpaw walks with Iceheart eagerly, he wanted to learn how to fight better then his sister, it was embarrassing losing to a she-cat like her.
"Iceheart, mind if I join you?" it was Mistyfur. The light gray warrior catches up to them.
Frostpaw rolls his eyes, he didn't too much care for Mistyfur, the past moon he actually took notice at how good she thought she was compared to the other female warriors and heard some gossip from the elders. 'Does she really have to tag along during my training, honestly...maybe when I fight I pretend it's her so I can win sparring matches.'
"Um…I'm about to train Frostpaw now" Iceheart replied
"Well…you see I haven't had my first apprentice yet...so I want to see what to do" Mistyfur meowed softly her blue eyes boring into his icy ones.
Iceheart felt honored a warrior would want to watch him and learn from him. A clan cat, learn from him. "Why don't you go and watch like Nightwing or Silvercloud" he answered.
"What's going on?" it was Nightwing herself, Featherpaw behind her looking tired with a vole in her mouth. Featherpaw looked at Iceheart briefly and dropped her vole.
"Frostpaw, how are you?" she asked walking over to the white apprentice.
"I'm fine, I was about to train with Iceheart" he meowed and annoyingly and nonchalantly flick his tail quickly towards Mistyfur, secretly telling how annoying she has been. Featherpaw knew what he was talking about. For the past quarter moon Mistyfur was spending quite some time with Iceheart, the thought of it made her neck fur bristle but forced it back flat.
"I know, how about Frostpaw spar with Featherpaw" meowed Mistyfur looking at the apprentice.
"Featherpaw has been out with me all morning…" Nightwing trailed off not sure if Featherpaw was up to it.
"You are right, Featherpaw should go rest" Iceheart meowed and his icy stare was on Featherpaw who turned away and looked at Frostpaw "Sorry, maybe we can spar later" she meowed and picks up her catch and heads back.
Iceheart stared after her for a moment wondering what's gotten into her. He looked to Frostpaw, "Okay, let's begin" and in a flash the white apprentice leaps at the blue back tom.
"What's gotten into you Featherpaw, ever since the gathering you and Iceheart haven't been talking…I see he's changed with your help" meowed Nightwing.
"What are you talking about, it's not me, its having a great cat like Frostpaw and Mistyfur around, I didn't do much" Featherpaw wais as they walked into camp.
Featherpaw gave her vole to one of the queens and heads to the apprentice den. She curls up in her nest next to Firepaw and fell into a deep sleep.
Featherpaw was walking in the stars again. She looks around for any cat and instantly Brownstripe was there.
"Brownstripe, how are you?" asked Featherpaw
"Beware of the cold mist, your light will melt the coldest of Ice" Brownstripe warns the apprentice.
"What does that mean?" she meowed knowing mist couldn't be cold they were still in the middle of green leaf. But it was too late he had walked away.
"Featherpaw wake up" Firepaw poked her side.
"Huh?" Featherpaw got up and stretched
"Foxstar has called a meeting" Firepaw rushed out of the apprentice den and ran to where her brother sat.
Featherpaw went to sit with Mouseflight and Greypaw.
"I have two ceremonies to perform" Foxstar said, looking at the cats of Thunder clan "Silvercloud are you satisfied that your apprentice is ready to become a warrior?"
"Yes, he is ready" meowed Silvercloud.
Featherpaw quickly looked to Owlpaw, his amber eyes shining.
"I Foxstar, leader of Thunder clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in turn." Foxstar begins.
Owlpaw looks up at Foxstar, ready for him to continue. Featherpaw could tell it took all he had to remain calm.
"Geez I never acted like that" hisses Rocketfoot. Featherpaw shushed him; Owlpaw was a good friend and wanted to hear his ceremony.
"Owlpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and defend this clan, even at the cost of your live?"
"I do," Owlpaw sat up straight and tall, making his promise boldly and confidently
"Then by the powers of Star clan I give you your warrior names. Owlpaw, from this day forward you will be known as Owlgaze. Thunder clan welcomes you as a full warrior and honors your loyalty and skill."
"Owlgaze! Owlgaze!" the clan chants, Featherpaw being the loudest
"Owlgaze, remember you must silently guard the camp tonight" reminded Foxstar.
"Now I will also like to apprentice Ripplekit and Oakkit, they have reached their age of six moons" the light grey she-kit and the brown tom, looking like Brownstripe stepped up. Their fur groomed nicely by Rainingsky who stood by, watching with proud eyes.
"I call upon Star clan to look down upon of these kits as they will strive to learn the ways of your noble code, Ripplekit, from this day forward until you receive your warrior name you will be Ripplepaw, Mistyfur, you are ready for your first apprentice, pass on your wit and loyalty to this apprentice"
Mistyfur's eyes shined, she was finally getting her apprentice. She walked and touched noses with the gray apprentice. Frostpaw looked on, figuring the two most annoying she-cat would be paired up with the most annoying kit, now apprentice.
Foxstar stared at Oakkit, Brownstripe instantly came into his mind. "Oakkit from this day forward until you receive your warrior name-"
"Um…Foxstar I don't want to be Oakpaw…I want to be renamed Brownpaw, in honor of my father" interrupted Oakkit. Everyone was shocked; a kit never wanted his named to be changed from the name his mother gave him.
"Is this okay with you Rainingsky?" asked Foxstar. The gray queen couldn't have looked prouder.
"Yes, it is" she meowed and waited for it to continue.
"Until the day you receive your warrior name you will be Brownpaw, I have thought long and hard for your mentor, and I chose Stormpelt, you are ready for your next apprentice, pass on your strength and honor to Brownpaw"
Featherpaw was glad her father got another apprentice. She then starts the chant "Ripplepaw, Brownpaw!"
The clans chant the names of the new apprentices and went to congratulate Owlgaze. His amber eyes glowed like owl eyes. 'His name was chosen well'
"Congrats Owlgaze, I'll miss you in our den" she meowed to him and touched her nose to his flank.
"Yea, you were way better then that annoying Rocketfoot" Greypaw meowed; Rocketfoot forever did get on his nerves.
"Thanks you two at the time you two were the youngest apprentices, and you guys weren't as annoying as I thought, you two have been great friends, soon it will be you getting your warrior names, I'll be cheering for you both" meowed. He looked at the sky, it was getting late, cats were grabbing fresh kill and sharing tongues and chatting.
"I'll see you around, I have to guard camp soon" he walks away and went up to Mouseflight; they knew he had a crush on Mouseflight since they were apprentices, but Mouseflight was mouse brained and never noticed.
Greypaw walks away to share tongues with the apprentices and Featherpaw made a move to follow till a familiar voice reached her ears.
"Featherpaw" it was Iceheart and it made her heart pound and her fur felt hot, like the day in the medicine cat den. She looked to him to see him holding two mice in his mouth. He drops them and his icy stare bore into her.
"Would you like to share tongues with me?" he asked calmly and softly
"I…why don't you eat with Mistyfur" she meowed seeing the light gray warrior heading their way from the group of cats. He opened his mouth to reply when Mistyfur walked up to them with a certain sway about her that had toms even with mates turn a head. Her neck fur prickled.
"Hello Featherpaw, Iceheart want to share tongues with me?" she asked brushing her fur slightly with his. Featherpaw's ears sagged and turns around she couldn't tell why she was so heart broken.
"No, I already asked Featherpaw, later" Iceheart walks away with his mice to join the silver apprentice.
When she heard that she felt light as air, they sat together, unaware of the jealous eyes of Mistyfur who walks off on her own.
"Why did you not eat with her, you two are getting closer lately…" she takes a bite of her mouse and heard him chuckle.
"I want to eat with you Featherpaw, I want to talk with you, not her" he said looking into her eyes. 'What is wrong with me? She's an apprentice for crying out loud'
"Thanks Iceheart…"she meowed and licks his cheek without realizing it. Her pelt felt hot underneath. "I…um…I'll groom you first" she meowed, covering her sudden affecting with sharing tongues. This was a good save as she finished her mouse.
Iceheart's heart was beating in his chest, he felt the spark in his fur the moment she licked him, it felt nothing like the lapping for sharing tongues but the slow sensual lick of affection. 'Could this apprentice feelings for me…? 'Do I have feelings for her? …No I'm sure its just a close friendship, like I have with Mapleleaf and her mother Silvercloud, maybe that's it, she's kind like Silvercloud, that's why I have these feelings' he tried reasoning with himself.
"I have to go…I'm a bit tired today and I don't want to fall asleep while you're grooming me" he meowed suddenly getting up and briskly walks away into the warrior's den. She sighs and starts grooming herself until Wolffang came up to her, his eyes shining with undying warmth.
"I saw him just suddenly walk away from you like that, want me to ask what his problem was?" he asked, looking like he would gladly do it.
"Please don't, I'm fine" Featherpaw meowed cheerfully and walks over to the apprentices seeing Firepaw grooming Greypaw and Ripplepaw and Brownpaw grooming each other walks over to Frostpaw who sat near the entrance of the apprentice den.
When he saw her he sat up and quickly pounced playfully. The two tumbled a bit careful not to hit any cat or kick up too much dirt. Their pelts ruffled and dirty and instantly they laughed.
"Wow you are so dirty" Frostpaw meowed laughing still.
"It's your fault for suddenly attacking me" Featherpaw meowed
"Only because you were too tired to spar earlier remember?"
"Yes, but I suppose we might as well share tongues now"
Frostpaw licks Featherpaw, smoothing and cleaning her pelt. Featherpaw relaxes, feeling his soft rhythmic strokes.
"You noticed Mistyfur now right? She's so annoying; I can't go anywhere with Iceheart without her trailing behind like a lost kit…" Frostpaw really admired Iceheart and wanted to be like him and valued all their training in the past moon. But he hated when Mistyfur came and started flirting and purring at him.
"I noticed, she's even gotten some tom's turning heads not many she-cats like her…I guess they feel threatened which I don't blame them for" Featherpaw comments
"There you go, all done" Frostpaw meowed and then Featherpaw starts grooming Frostpaw's white pelt.
"I mean really, I think she's trying to get to Iceheart, she didn't even notice him until you and I started talking to him a moon ago…I'm not happy about Ripplepaw joining us…she forever annoyed me in the nursery.." he meowed
"Maybe she will mature now she is an apprentice" Featherpaw said in between licks they talked lower not wanting the gray apprentice to hear them.
"Well I hope so…thanks for grooming me, Firepaw is pestering other cats for a change" he meowed and stretched out.
As the sun goes down Featherpaw walks over to the warriors den every night she says goodnight to Silvercloud and Stormpelt for moons.
"Ah, Featherpaw" Stormpelt instantly walks over to his daughter and purrs brushing his cheek against hers. Featherpaw always felt warmth from her mother and father she still liked the feeling she felt as a kit.
Silvercloud walked up to Featherpaw and licks her ear "My lovely Featherpaw, sleep well for training" she murmured.
"Thanks Silvercloud…Stormpelt I wanted to say congratulations on getting another apprentice" meowed Featherpaw
"Yes I'm so pleased he wanted to be named after his father, he looks just like him too" Stormpelt then nudged his kit. "I love you but you have to go into your own den, warriors are coming"
She realized the few warriors already in here and felt her pelt burn in embarrassment when she saw Iceheart but luckily he appeared sleep. She nods and walks out of the den and walks into the apprentice den.
"There you been, I wondered where you went" it was Greypaw's voice she could make out in the darkness.
"Sorry about that" meowed Featherpaw
"Stop mewing will you? Cats are trying to sleep" hissed Ripplepaw
"Then shut it and sleep" hissed Featherpaw
"Cool it Ripplepaw one day and you will already start something, Sorry about my mouse brained sister" Brownpaw meowed.
"It's fine, sorry to disturb everyone" Featherpaw meowed and walks over to a nest next to Greypaw and curls up into a ball. Once she settles down and falls asleep.
Brownpaw dreamed he was fighting to protect Thunder clan he could hear yowling cats and see blood splattered. Suddenly everything went dark, and stars surrounded him. A familiar scent came to him; his eyes were wide at the cat before him.
"Father…" mewed Brownpaw
"Ah, my Oakkit…or should I say Brownpaw" purred Brownstripe, his eyes were bright in happiness and the two green eyes clashed as they stared at each other.
"I miss you so much…Rainingsky still hasn't been the same" Brownpaw meowed walking up to his father to touch noses.
"I'm so honored that you changed your name for my sake" Brownstripe told the young apprentice feeling warmth and pride.
"I don't want anyone to forget you…and besides I always wanted to be named after you" Brownpaw confessed
"A Rising storm, beware of a rising storm" Brownstripe meows and vanishes leaving Brownpaw to a troubled, yet dreamless sleep.
Well how you like this chapter. I'm just doing one at a time. So say tuned for the new chapter of 'Through the Lion's eyes' and a real chapter for 'The Power of Three'.